Santa Clara County Local News: Families & Children

A bill from a member of the Legislature’s happiness committee would require schools to come up with homework policies that consider the strain on students.

Low-income residents in Santa Clara County are losing their state-sponsored health care at a time when the public hospital system is experiencing unprecedented demand for services.

The state is considering zeroing out funds for CalWORKS family stabilization and job subsidy programs to help balance the budget.

Children consoling one another amidst loss. A ragged man offering cookies outside a field hospital. Words of comfort from a colleague, as he shed a tear for a mother's grief.

More frequent outdoor breaks can improve student attention, reduce behavior problems.

Home to the state capital, Sacramento County offers many amusements for visitors and locals alike. But only some require no cash outlay.

CEOs of Instagram, Snapchat tell parents at Senate hearing they’re sorry for deaths of children.

The declining enrollment across Gilroy Unified School District has officials looking at ways to more evenly distribute the number of students across its elementary schools.